[video]Poor guy......all he wanted was a pizza....

i think that guy couldve taken ALL of the people in that pizza parlor. what a waste of size. he should be a lineman for the NFL or a professional fighter.

 

I'm not buying all you heros in this thread who say they would have done something. I believe you would have done the same thing or you would have gotten your butt kicked as well. Afterwards, the guy could have used some help and should have gotten it instead of a bunch of people more concerned about their pizza.

This type of incident makes me want to get a concealed hangun license and carry a gun. I would have drawn on that dude and made him hit the floor until the cops arrived. If he decided he wanted to attack me, then I would have shot him and I would be completely justified in doing so.

 

"Kick him in the nards!"


"Wolf-man doesn't have nards!"


"Do it anyway!"

 

OMG

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/pizzaparlorbrawl.html

 

I feel sorry for that guy!

 

I think this was already covered in another thread...but yeah that sucks!

 

Yea, that was pretty bad. Someone should of jumped in.

 

Wow...that reminds me of that scene from Do the Right Thing. If the owner only had an aluminum baseball bat, I think that would've done the trick.

 

Would anyone have really gotten between them in that fight. That guy was huge.

That being said, it's nice to see that piece of trash getting locked up. His b**** of a girlfriend needs to see some time to. You just know that b**** loves starting fights for that big mofo to get into.

 

Could the guy win a civil suit against the pizza store because he was an invitee and they failed to act?

Also, if you would step in to help the guy, good for you. You are willing to risk your life for a stranger. That's noble. But those who wouldn't, shouldn't be punished.

 

Would you be justified? I'm not sure about the rules. I always thought that if somebody threw a punch you didn't have the right to shoot him unless they had some weapon?

It seems like it would be real easy to get away with murder if you shoot someone with no witnesses. You could always tell the cops, "Hey! This guy tried to attack me so I shot him."

 

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/beacon...ates/ohio/counties/summit_county/11400859.htm



Pizza-shop figure sentenced

Woman gets probation for siccing boyfriend on man. Judge offers to facilitate meeting of prosecutors, woman's backers

By Phil Trexler
Beacon Journal staff writer

The Akron woman seen on videotape spitting on a pizza shop manager and then siccing her boyfriend on a customer was sentenced to probation Thursday.

Prestina Sims, 31, also was ordered to undergo anger management classes and perform 50 hours of community service after pleading no contest to a charge of felonious assault.

Summit County Common Pleas Judge Brenda Burnham Unruh found her guilty but suspended a two-year prison term and placed Sims on probation for two years.

The judge also extended an olive branch of sorts, offering to facilitate a meeting between prosecutors and supporters of Sims, who contend the woman has been prosecuted twice for the same crime.

Sims believed she was resolving the case in August when she pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in Akron Municipal Court and served six months in jail.

County prosecutors, however, contend that sentence was for her actions against the manager of DaVinci's Pizza in downtown Akron. They say the additional charge resulted from her actions toward the customer.

In a widely viewed videotape -- part of the pizza shop's security system -- Sims confronts pizza customer Joseph Scarpino, 28, believing he had insulted her as she walked to the counter of the busy pizzeria in July.

When the manager tried to calm Sims, she spat on him. She then instructed her boyfriend, Mark Jones, to beat up Scarpino. Jones did, pummeling Scarpino while a half-dozen male customers looked on.

Jones, 35, was convicted at trial and was sentenced by Unruh to four years in prison.

Scarpino did not attend Thursday's hearing.

Assistant prosecutor Becky Doherty opposed Sims' probation, asking Unruh to send the defendant to prison for an unspecified period.

Sims and her lawyer, Walter Madison, said they intend to continue their legal fight on appeal. They contend that county prosecutors should abide by the plea offer that Sims reached with Akron prosecutors.

The video images of the beating brought a national spotlight on the case and sparked debates about race and social behavior. Sims is black and both victims -- the pizza manager and the customer -- are white.

At a town meeting in March, supporters of Sims questioned whether she was being targeted with the two sets of charges because of her race.

Madison said again Thursday that his issue is and will continue to be that the first plea didn't end the matter.

Thursday's hearing was attended by three local church ministers and Ophelia Averitt, the Akron president of the NAACP. All support Sims in her effort to appeal her case. And they support Unruh's call for a meeting with prosecutors.

``The judge was very sensitive,'' said the Rev. Melford Elliott, pastor of Greater Bethel Baptist Church in Akron. ``I just love what the judge suggested. It shows she has compassion and that she is forthcoming in trying to facilitate change. We still have some problems, because this case is like double jeopardy.''

County prosecutors have argued -- and Unruh has agreed in previous rulings -- that even if Sims' initial plea applied to Scarpino's beating, they are not bound by plea agreements reached by city prosecutors.

Phil Trexler can be reached at 330-996-3717 or ptrexler@thebeaconjournal.com

 

Gosh that was so messed up. Stupid freaking idiot. I hope he messes up in prison and has to stay even longer.

 

Notice how it's the women who act to help after the psycho leaves...
The guy in the white t-shirt by the door looked bigger than the psycho.